Southwest and Bleckley County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Southwest Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Bleckley County Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southwest comes in on four and Bleckley County on five.
If Bleckley County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Southwest took over last week. Southwest took down Central 66-52 on Saturday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Chargers are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chase Dupree
| 02/01/25 vs Central | 21 |
| 01/31/25 vs Academy for Classical Education | 20 |
| 01/28/25 @ Central | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ Westside | 25 |
Southwest can attribute much of their success to Chase Dupree, who posted 21 points, and Brandon Ashley, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 17 points. Dupree's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. C.J. Howard was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Meanwhile, Bleckley County was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Academy for Classical Education 66-38. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Bleckley County has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Southwest couldn't quite finish off Bleckley County in their previous meeting back in January and fell 39-37. Can Southwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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